Thamma Director Reveals Why His Film Needed Three Dance Numbers Amid Backlash. We Get Him!
Horror-comedy film Thamma featured Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna.
Thamma has been one of the most talked-about films of 2025 for multiple reasons. From its lead stars, Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna to its dance numbers, everything contributed to the film being the talk of the town. Talking about the dance numbers, the film featured three songs titled ‘Tum Mere Na Huye,’ ‘Dilbar Ki Aankhon Ka’ and ‘Poison Baby’ which sparked major backlash from the audience. Now the film helmer, Aditya Sarpotdar has defended his decision to put those dance numbers in Thamma.
Aditya Sarpotdar Defends Thamma Dance Numbers
During his conversation with The Indian Express’ Screen, Aditya Sarpotdar stated all such things are “marketing assets” that lead an individual into a movie. He shared that in the end, what the film gives the audience matters. The director added that for him, those tracks appear because the storyline unfolds through them, adding that Thamma was never meant to be an “item number” movie. Sarpotdar made sure to say that the audience didn’t have any issue with the same kinds of songs in his previous work including ‘Taras’ from Munjya and ‘Aaj Ki Raat’ from Stree 2.
He added that all of a sudden people started having an issue with it. Sarpotdar reasoned that maybe it happened too often so people reacted to it differently. Sarpotdar also expressed that Thamma naturally needed more extravaganza and that the audience tends to judge before watching the project. Having said that, he was glad that they watched his film anyway.
Thamma which is a Maddock film, turned out to be a box office hit. Other movies including Munjya, Stree, Stree 2 and Bhediya also belong to Maddock’s horror comedy universe. As far as its future projects go, we will see Saiyaara star Aneet Padda in its upcoming project Shakti Shalini, according to the reports. Now that the film-makers are experimenting with their projects and building their own universe, our hope is restored in believing that the future of films is in safe hands!
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First Published: November 06, 2025 1:29 PM
